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About Padmalla Village

Padmalla is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 115 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padmalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padmalla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 50.15 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 115
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padmalla compares

By the 2011 count Padmalla is the 123rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 50.15 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Padmalla

Padmalla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padmalla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padmalla from other places

Padmalla lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 86 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Padmalla
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 6.8 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Padmalla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Padmalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Padmalla village had a population of 241. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Padmalla village has 115 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padmalla has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Padmalla is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padmalla covers 50.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padmalla falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Padmalla is Ramnagar, about 86 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Padmalla.

Padmalla is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padmalla is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 6.8 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Almora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamalla (under 2 km), Devthali Baduni (under 2 km) and Palchhuni (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Padmalla today is likely to be higher.

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